Caleb Breakey says stop trying to ‘fall’ in love and start learning how to fly. He shares how your dating relationship can rise above the ordinary and soar in the pursuit of lasting love. Caleb is a former journalist and author who shares his rocky road to romance in the new book Dating Like Airplanes: Why Just Fall In Love When You…
Several weeks ago I spent a week with some amazing women at our annual retreat we take together. This is our sixth year and each time gets better and better. We share our lives, our successes, our struggles, our fears and our failures, personally and professionally. We pray together, sing together, study God’s word together and cry…
What should a couple know before they decide to get married? Susie welcomes back husband and wife duo Bill and Pam Farrel to look at communication, preparing for marriage, and how to appreciate the differences between men and women. Bill and Pam’s new book is The Before-You-Marry Book of Questions.
If you’re in a serious…
Are you controlled by the opinions of others? Are you wrestling with shame because of events or choices in your past? On the weekend edition of Live the Promise we hear Susie’s discussion with counselor Ed Welch. They unpack the dangers of codependency and look at how Christ sets us free from shame. Ed’s book is When People Are Big and…
You may not realize it, but we all talk to ourselves. We continuously carry on an inner dialogue about how we view life, people, God, and even our selves. The Bible cautions us to pay attention to the way that we talk to ourselves. One of the reasons we must do so is because we don’t usually tell ourselves the truth. For example,…
Are you tired of making New Year’s Resolutions only to never see any real change or results? 7 questions that will help you see what you need to do to succeed.
When conflicts arise, making a marriage work can seem incredibly difficult…even impossible. Though emotions become intense, heated, sad, fearful, or even avoidant, don’t despair. These are all clues that you and your spouse really care! If you didn’t care, there would be very little emotion. Many couples, however, don’t know…